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Being Authentic about Authenticity

Opportunities, Requirements, Applications, and a Progress Report on Measurement of a Key Lonerganian Notion

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ID3944033
AuthorsDaniel A Helminiak (0000-0002-5956-368X, University of West Georgia, corresponding author), Barnet D Feingold (Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinsburg, WV (retired))
Year2011
Volume40
Issue4
Pages535-553
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0008429811425636
OpenAlexW2319588692
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited26

Bernard Lonergan has called for a methodical theology that differentiates those aspects of religion that are humanistic from those that are strictly theological, distinguishing social-science and denominational realms of inquiry. We believe that Lonergan's notion of human authenticity is pivotal for the humanistic or social-science dimension. Hence, focusing on authenticity, we call for application of Lonergan's thought beyond strictly theological topics, and we elaborate how social science could effectively deal with aspects of beliefs, ethics, and psychological and spiritual health, traditionally taken to be religious. Finally, we report on a project to operationalize authenticity-that is, to construct a psychometrically sophisticated questionnaire-as a means of making Lonergan's thought accessible and useful to social-science practitioners and researchers.Bernard Lonergan a fait appel à une théologie méthodique qui différencie ces aspects de religion qui sont humanistes de ceux qui sont strictement théologiques, distinguant les secteurs d'enquêtes propres aux sciences sociales et confessionnelles. Nous croyons que la notion de Lonergan de 'l'authenticité humaine' est centrale aux dimensions humanistes ainsi qu'à celles des sciences sociales. De là, concentrant sur 'l'authenticité', nous faisons appel à l'application de la pensée de Lonergan au-delà des sujets strictement théologiques; et nous développons l'idée suivante: à savoir, comment les sciences sociales pourraient effectivement traiter des aspects de doctrine et d'éthique ainsi que ceux de santé psychologique et spirituelle-aspects qui traditionnellement ont été réservés exclusivement au domaine des réalités religieuses. Finalement, nous décrivons un projet qui met en pratique le concept de 'l'authenticité humaine' de Lonergan-c'est-à-dire, la construction d'un questionnaire scientifique à base de psychométrie à but de rendre la pensée de Lonergan accessible et utile aux praticien(ne)s et chargé(e)s de recherche en sciences sociales.1

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